Last night I was driving home really late and I was listening to Moody Radio. I started in the middle of a message by James Ford Jr and so I don't completely know what he was talking about but he briefly mentioned John 1:51 which says "I tell you the truth, you shall see haven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man." It just so happened that I read that exact verse this morning in my quiet time and I remembered hearing last night that it was in reference to Jacob's dream about the ladder- in Genesis 28. Jacob saw a stairway reaching to heaven and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. (Genesis 28:12). Ok, so here's the super cool thing- in Genesis, this staircase rests on the earth with its top in the heavens. So it's the connection between heaven and earth, right? In John, Jesus references this staircase but instead of a staircase, the angels of God are ascending and descending on the Son of Man. So- do you see that? Jesus reveals Himself as the bridge to Heaven- isn't that the coolest? I've read that verse a ton of times and never thought about what it meant- how the angels were ascending and descending on the Son of Man- I love Jesus.
Another thing I noticed is that both places it says the angels were "ascending and descending", not "descending and ascending". So do you see how it sounds like they started here on earth and ascended into the heavens- I believe in angels but I don't think about it a lot but here it just seems so clear that there are angels all around us and to discount their presence and activity in my life is so foolish. Just in the last few days, I've been ridiculously discouraged about some life events (I'll write more about that later) and God has firmly made His presence known in my life. It wasn't subtle at all- I was worrying about a financial need the other day and it was provided for almost immediately by an anonymous gift. Seriously. I just felt like "Ok, God, I'll stop worrying, You have it under control" He really does. He is active and moving and present.
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